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Thomas Soininen

@dvlrnr.bsky.social
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Travel, local and global news, congenital heart defects, geeky stuff. Swe-Finn. In Tallinn since October 2016.

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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 1h
Well, this one's certainly something out of the ordinary. Hydra Blue Milk by Mortalis Brewing Co. With an ABV of 7%, it combines strawberry, pineapple, coconut, blue raspberry and cream in a smoothie sour ale. #BeerSky #CraftBeer
Photo of a glass of bright teal-colored smoothie sour ale next to its matching tallboy can. The glass is a stemmed taster glass featuring the "Craft Beer Helsinki" logo with a squirrel illustration, filled to the brim with the opaque blue-green beer. Next to it stands a black can with intricate silver-and-white artwork depicting a multi-headed mythological beast with a yellow breath stream erupting from its mouth.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Vasaristi juga 🥾 #Parksi #Lahemaa #IhikeEstonia
Photo in portrait orientation of the Vasaristi waterfall (cascade) in Lahemaa National Park, Estonia, during autumn. A gentle, multi-tiered limestone waterfall flows over mossy rock ledges, framed by trees with vibrant yellow and green autumn foliage. The forest floor, stream banks, and rocks are covered in a dense layer of fallen golden-yellow leaves, with a moss-covered log lying in the foreground stream.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Albono is also slowly dropping down the order :/
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sainz! 😥
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Valtteri*
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
And Valtteri opens the pitlane window by parking it in the gravel and causing a safety car. #F1 #BahrainGP
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Fingers crossed for a Smooooth Operatiooooon! 🤞🏼
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Weeyums!!
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The flip-flopping between rolling and standing starts was rather confusing for a while.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This weekend I'm celebrating my 10-year anniversary of living in #Estonia. It's rather difficult to sum up an entire decade in a single bleat, so here's to the next one!
Photo of a hand holding an informational leaflet titled "Welcoming Programme" from the Estonian Ministry of the Interior (Siseministeerium). The cover features a smiling young woman wearing a traditional blue-and-white floral wreath crown, with text describing one-day trainings for new arrivals and basic language skills.
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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 29/09/2026
SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket has rolled out to the Falcon pad at Launch Complex 39A ahead of the NROL-97 mission, currently scheduled for October 1st. nsf.live/spacecoast
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NASASpaceflight.com @nasaspaceflight.com · 28/09/2026
STARSHIP FLIGHT 14 Propellant load has begun ahead of launch of Booster 21 and Ship 41 at 7:42 a.m. CDT / 12:42 UTC www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDx...
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"With around 1,200 UK troops deployed in #Estonia, soldiers are being warned they could be potential targets for Russian intelligence operations. Former CIA Station Chief Sean Wiswesser explains how Russia uses so-called 'Swallows' and 'Ravens' to entrap foreign military personnel" @forcesnews.com
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British troops in Estonia are warned: you're a target 24 hours a day
YouTube video by BFBS Forces News
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Lots of intriguing stories coming out of Poland. Thanks for finding them!
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
That looks more like Piazza San Pietro Caveoso.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"The drone was shot down by Italian troops stationed at the #NATO air base in #Šiauliai using #Eurofighter jets." #Lithuania #WeAreNATO
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NATO jets shoot down drone that entered Lithuanian airspace
NATO air policing fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace overnight Tuesday, authorities said, p...
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Luultavasti hakemassa varusteita. Sen ainakin tiedän että foorumeilla tulee taas väitettä siitä, että Ust-Lugaan suuntaavat Ukrainalaiset droonit olisi lähetetty matkaan Viron maaperältä.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Ehkä Ämariin?
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Andrew Parsonson @andrewparsonson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Isar Aerospace appears to have scrubbed a planned 4 September launch attempt hours after launch-related road closures went into effect. europeanspaceflight.com/isar-aerospa...
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Isar Aerospace Calls Off 4 September Spectrum Launch Attempt - European Spaceflight
Isar Aerospace appears to have scrubbed a planned 4 September launch attempt hours after launch-related road closures went into effect.
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European Space Agency @esa.int · 03/09/2026
🔴 LIVE NOW: #BepiColombo's Mercury Transfer Module separation. Follow events live from our Main Control Room. • 14:00: MTM separation • 14:30: Stream pause • 15:30: Stream resumes • 15:53: Earliest signal acquisition & spacecraft check Watch live: youtube.com/live/oC7lQngNG3o
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BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins (Official ESA broadcast)
YouTube video by European Space Agency, ESA
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A #SweAF S102B Korpen (102003, s/n 1216) doing its thing over #Finland. #ADSB #4A81F8 #AvGeek #WeAreNATO
Screenshot from ADS-B Exchange showing the flight tracking data and map trajectory for callsign SVF680, a Swedish Air Force S-102B Korpen reconnaissance aircraft (Gulfstream IV, registration 102003).

The left sidebar displays aircraft telemetry, indicating a barometric altitude of 16,775 ft descending at -2,752 ft/min, a groundspeed of 370 knots, squawk code 0213, and signal type MLAT.

The map shows the flight path marked with a colored line tracing across eastern Finland along the border area, passing near Joensuu, Kainuu, and heading towards Lapland, before turning southwest down through South Karelia and heading west past Lappeenranta towards Tampere.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Without saying your age, what was your favourite film that came out when you were 20 years old?
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Gandalf: A Wizard Is Never Late
Alt: Animated GIF of Gandalf the Grey from The Lord of the Rings, wearing his wide-brimmed grey wizard hat and looking directly at the camera with a calm, serious expression. Subtitles at the bottom read: "A wizard is never late. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Jägala juga
Lai vaade Jägala joale suvisel päeval. Vesi langeb laialt paekandtilt alla, tekitades valget vahtu tumedasse jõevette. Vasakul kaldal, joa kohal, seisavad inimesed ja naudivad vaadet. Ümbritsev maastik on roheline ja metsane. Taevas on pilves.Detailne vaade Jägala joa paekivist astangule. Vesi langeb mitmes joas alla, paljastades kivi struktuuri. Esiplaanil on näha jõe voolamine ja kivid. Taustal kõrgub tihe kuusemets rohelise muruplatsiga, kus inimesed ja jalgrattad puhkavad.Posti otsas on kolm hoiatussilti. Ülemisel, kollasel sildil on must kolmnurk, mis hoiatab varisevate kivide eest, ning tekst: "ETTEVAATUST! JOA ALL VIIBIMINE ELUOHTLIK!". Keskmisel sildil on punane ääris, joonistus ja tekst: "OHTLIK ALA! VARISEMISOHT! DANGEROUS AREA!". Alumisel sildil on punane ääris, kukkumist tähistav märk ja tekst: "ETTEVAATUST! TREPP VÕIB LIBE OLLA". Sildid asuvad rohelise võsa taustal.Perspektiivvaade Jägala joale altpoolt. Vesi langeb mürinal alla, tekitades jõe pinnale valget vahtu ja pritsmeid. Esiplaanil on suured kivid ja vesi, mis voolab edasi. Paekivist sein kõrgub joa kohal. Taevas on hall ja pilvine.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Linnamäe hüdroelektrijaam
Linnamäe hüdroelektrijaama komplekt kergelt kõrgemalt positsioonilt vaadatuna. Esiplaanil on hallist paekivist kahekorruseline elektrijaama hoone, mille kohal kõrgub silmapaistev erksapunane terasest rippsild. Silla tagant paistab betoonist pais ja selle kõrval voolav vesi. Taustaks on tihe roheline mets ja hallikassinine pilvine taevas.Linnamäe hüdroelektrijaama pais vaadatuna allavoolu veetasemelt. Vasakul on kaarjate akendega paekivihoone ning pildi keskosas voolab vesi mürisevalt üle betoonist astmete ja paisu serva tumedasse vahutavasse jõevette. Paisu kohal laiub pikk punane jalakäijate rippsild koos kõrge punase tugimastiga. Taustal kõrgub roheline metsatukk.Otsevaade Linnamäe rippsilla betoonist käiguteele. Punased terasest piirded ja sõrestikkonstruktsioonid kulgevad mõlemal pool rada perspektiivis ettepoole. Silla keskel kõrgub kõrge punane terasest püloon, millelt ulatuvad kandetrossid. Silla lõpus paistab tihe roheline puudevõre.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Vee peal kõndimine.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Jägala rippsild.
Vaade sissepääsust kitsale puidust rippsillale, mis kulgeb üle laia jõe vastaskalda rohelise metsani. Silla alguses piirete ümber kasvavad ronitaimed ja laialt lokkab rohelus.Pealtvaade pruunides matkasaabastes jalgadest, mis seisavad rippsilla märgadel puitlaudadel. Laudade vahelt paistab tume jõevesi.Madalast vaatenurgast pilt piki märga ja libedat puitlaudist rippsilda. Silla metall trossid ja kettidega piirded suunduvad kaugusse üle tumeda vee teisele poole tihedat rohelist metsa.Vaade rippsillale läbi roheliste puulehtede ja okste raami. Esiplaanil paremal on metallist post valge grafitiga, sild kaardub üle jõe teisele kaldale.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Or, as my brother immediately quipped, #Dassaab ;)
politico.eu
France opens door to fighter jet cooperation with Sweden
PARIS — France is open to cooperating with Sweden on building a next-generation fighter jet, an Elysée official told reporters on Friday. “We’re both looking for aircraft that are …
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European Space Agency @esa.int · 27/08/2026
LIFTOFF! 🚀 Ariane 6 #VA270, launching MTG-I2, completing Europe's Meteosat constellation.
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European Space Agency @esa.int · 27/08/2026
LIVE NOW 🔴 Launch of MTG-I2 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=vzytcrGSqUU
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Oh, I don't. As long as their shipbuilders don't underestimate the ice class 1A that's required to operate in the Baltic Sea year-round.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Likely to happen as soon as there is one that can carry 2800 passengers and has 1900 lane meters of space on the vehicle decks. Bonus if it can manage 6 crossings per day with <1h shore time in-between after spending barley 7h docked overnight.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Valkoisella taustalla oleva piirroskuva pörröisestä, ruskeasta laamasta. Laaman vartalon yli on kirjoitettu mustalla tekstillä englanninkielinen sanaleikki ”NOT MY PROB-LLAMA”.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Mustalla taustalla oleva piirroskuva valkoisesta laamasta, jolla on aurinkolasit päässä. Kuvion yhteydessä on sinisellä tekstillä kirjoitettu englanninkielinen teksti: ”SKIP THE MELODRAMA BE A MELLOW LLAMA”.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Onneksi alpakat voittaa fasistit joka kerta.
Lähikuva vaaleanruskeasta alpakkavarsasta vihreällä niityllä. Alpakka seisoo verkkoaidan takana ja katsoo kameraan silmät puoliummessa. Taustalla näkyy laaja vihreä pelto, jossa laiduntaa useita muita valkoisia ja ruskeita alpakkaeläimiä, sekä kaukaisuudessa häämöttävä metsänreuna pilvisen taivaan alla.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Sunset Sessions – 4 years ago, #OnThisDay
A crowd dances outdoors at dusk next to the water during a Sunset Session at Wambola Surf in Tallinn, Estonia. Colorful pink, red, and blue stage lights and low-lying smoke illuminate the dance floor and DJ setup. In the background on the left, a lit kiosk features a glowing sign that reads "LEIVABAAR." The deep blue evening sky fades into a warm orange twilight along the horizon over the water.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Hello #Helsinki
A low-angle urban photograph looking up at high-rise skyscrapers in the Kalasatama district of Helsinki, Finland. In the center and background stand sleek, modern white-and-glass residential towers rising above a dark facade multi-story podium housing the REDI shopping mall. Various store logos like REDI, H&M, Tokmanni, and K-Supermarket are visible on the building's exterior. Cars are driving on the street in the foreground beneath a light blue sky filled with textured, patchy white clouds.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
What an innocuous name for a drone circling over northern Germany, close to the Danish border. #AvGeek #ADSB
A screenshot of the ADS-B Exchange flight-tracking interface depicting an aircraft with hex code 3F9E12 traveling over Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. The left sidebar shows the aircraft details: flagged as military from Germany, flying at a barometric altitude of 23,025 feet with a groundspeed of 130 knots, squawking 7766. The main map displays the flight path, marked by a bright blue line showing complex geometric loops and holding patterns across the region, centered near Leck, Bredstedt, and Schleswig.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Vana Briti märk, mis müüdi 2005. aastal Hiinale.
Klassikaline sinine 1967. aasta MGB roadster pargitud muruväljakule autonäitusel. Kaheukselisel lahtisel kabrioletil on kroomitud iluvõre, kroompõrkerauad, ümmargused esituled ja kodarveljed. Auto esiklaasi taga on paberist inforeklaam ning esivõrel registreerimismärk "VXC 416F". Taustal on näha teisi pargitud autosid ja külastajaid.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
mgmotor.ee
MG3 Hybrid+
Oma klassi kiireim hübriid.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Russian media report that a motorcade with American diplomatic license plates was spotted on the streets of Moscow following reports that a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III had landed at Vnukovo Airport.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
An American Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft unexpectedly landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport this morning,according to Flightradar24. The aircraft departed from Camp Springs,Maryland,the service’s data show.
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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Make a band bigger Some Doubt
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Ukraine will always be free! Happy Independence Day Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
#GissaPlatsen, 24 aug 2026 14 996/15 000 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟪🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬛ www.hbl.fi/gissa-platsen
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Täällä Virossa ainakin on.
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Thomas Soininen @dvlrnr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Very smooth 360!
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